Big Audio Dynamite

Big Audio Dynamite Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated to BAD) were an English band formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones, former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Clash. The band mixed various musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip-hop, reggae, and funk. After releasing a number of well-received studio albums and touring extensively during the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite broke up in 1997. In... [more on Wikipedia]

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1986

1.

The Bottom Line
Big Audio Dynamite

from This Is Big Audio Dynamite

5 pts

33

dance

97

UK

charted as The Bottom Line / Bad in US dance charts
written by Mick Jones [The Clash]

2.

03/1986

E=MC²
Big Audio Dynamite

from This Is Big Audio Dynamite

46 pts

37

dance

11

UK

written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

3.

05/1986

Medicine Show
Big Audio Dynamite

from This Is Big Audio Dynamite

20 pts

42

dance

29

UK

charted as Medicine Show / This Is Big Audio Dynamite in US dance charts
[Columbia 05841]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

4.

10/1986

C'Mon Every Beat Box
Big Audio Dynamite

from No. 10, Upping St.

13 pts

16

dance

51

UK

charted as C'Mon Every Beat Box / Badrock City in US dance charts
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

5.

11/1986

Badrock City
Big Audio Dynamite

from No. 10, Upping St.

6 pts

16

dance

66

R&B

charted as C'Mon Every Beat Box / Badrock City in US dance charts instrumental
[Columbia 06708]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

1987

6.

V Thirteen
Big Audio Dynamite

from No. 10, Upping St.

15 pts

15

dance

49

UK

charted as V. Thirteen / Hollywood Boulevard in US dance charts
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]

7.

08/1987

Sightsee MC
Big Audio Dynamite

from No. 10, Upping St.

3 pts

94

UK

written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]

1988

8.

#2 Just Play Music!
Big Audio Dynamite

from Tighten Up, Vol. 88

260 pts

45

dance

1

alt.

51

UK

written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Don Letts & Greg Roberts

9.

08/1988

Other 99
Big Audio Dynamite

from Tighten Up, Vol. 88

89 pts

13

alt.

81

UK

written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

1989

10.

#3 James Brown
Big Audio Dynamite

from Megatop Phoenix

199 pts

19

dance

2

alt.

charted as James Brown / If I Were John Carpenter in US dance charts
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

11.

10/1989

#5 Contact
Big Audio Dynamite

from Megatop Phoenix

136 pts

18

dance

6

alt.

86

UK

charted as Contact / In Full Effect in US dance charts
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Dan Donovan

1991

12.

#1 Rush
Big Audio Dynamite

from The Globe

268 pts

32

US

36

dance

40

rock

1

alt.

as Big Audio Dynamite II
[Columbia 73987]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Gary Stonadge

13.

10/1991

#4 The Globe
Big Audio Dynamite

from The Globe

173 pts

72

US

28

dance

3

alt.

as Big Audio Dynamite II
[Columbia 74149]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Gary Stonadge

1994

14.

Looking for a Song
Big Audio Dynamite

from Higher Power

46 pts

24

alt.

68

UK

as Big Audio
written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Sergio Portaluri, David Sion & Fulvio Zafret

See also...

André Shapps • Chris Kavanagh • Dan Donovan • Don Letts • Gary Stonadge • Greg Roberts • Leo Williams • Mick Jones [The Clash] • Mickey Custance • Nick Hawkins • Ranking Roger

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